While playing Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates, you will become a pirate captain, sailing three ships through the Caribbean in search of rich merchants to plunder and friendly ports in which to trade their cargo for riches. You will have one ship on each of the three ‘tracks’: pathways through the Caribbean Sea. On each turn, you will play three cards from your hand to move your ships. Your cards will have a basic movement number, and often a secondary power. You may use one or the other to move your ships down the track or perform special actions. Each of the three tracks winds through the Caribbean islands toward your ultimate goal: the Spanish Treasure Galleon at Trinidad. Along the way, there will be detours that lead to merchant ships that may be plundered, and towns that may be visited to cash in the cargo for famous treasures. Plundering merchant ships and visiting towns also allow you to recruit more crewmen (cards) for your crew (your deck).